State roster

Top names in Kentucky

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Kentucky birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 38,643 Kentucky births in 2018 across 1,517 distinct names.

Distinctively Kentucky

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Kentucky more than they say America.

#61Brantley#192 nationally
#69Dawson#194 nationally
#24Waylon#142 nationally
#98Knoxoutside the national top 200
#90Josie#192 nationally
#92Gracie#193 nationally
#86Tucker#183 nationally
#99Callie#191 nationally
#95Zayden#185 nationally
#83Arabella#172 nationally
#44Braxton#130 nationally
#74Lilly#160 nationally

Girls

#1Emma255US #1
#2Olivia246US #2
#3Ava233US #3
#4Harper231US #9
#5Amelia201US #8
#6Charlotte174US #6
#7Sophia155US #5
#8Evelyn151US #10
#9Isabella134US #4
#10Avery132US #16
#11Ella132US #15
#12Madison130US #22
#13Abigail129US #11
#14Addison127US #35
#15Caroline124US #56
#16Elizabeth123US #13
#17Mia121US #7
#18Paisley115US #52
#19Lillian112US #34
#20Scarlett112US #20
#21Eleanor106US #32
#22Nora101US #30
#23Ellie100US #36
#24Chloe99US #25
#25Layla99US #27
#26Riley98US #28
#27Willow97US #60
#28Zoey94US #29
#29Aubrey86US #37
#30Lily86US #31
#31Emily85US #12
#32Piper84US #88
#33Raelynn84US #116
#34Kinsley82US #63
#35Luna79US #23
#36Everly78US #53
#37Nova77US #55
#38Anna76US #54
#39Aurora76US #44
#40Skylar76US #49
#41Stella76US #38
#42Serenity75US #75
#43Adalynn73US #108
#44Hannah73US #33
#45Aria72US #19
#46Brooklyn70US #47
#47Kennedy70US #59
#48Sadie70US #87
#49Savannah70US #45
#50Mila69US #14
#51Nevaeh68US #83
#52Hadley67US #104
#53Lucy66US #51
#54Madelyn66US #72
#55Lydia64US #89
#56Audrey63US #46
#57Hazel63US #42
#58Penelope60US #26
#59Rylee60US #101
#60Emery59US #94
#61Cora58US #73
#62Mary57US #126
#63Ivy56US #86
#64Natalie56US #39
#65Reagan56US #107
#66Aubree55US #110
#67Bella55US #48
#68Ryleigh54US #145
#69Eden53US #146
#70Bailey52US #133
#71Naomi51US #64
#72Adeline50US #78
#73Violet50US #43
#74Lilly49US #160
#75Peyton49US #102
#76Adalyn48US #144
#77Kaylee48US #97
#78Sarah48US #66
#79Sophie48US #98
#80Delilah47US #92
#81Lyla47US #128
#82Ruby47US #74
#83Arabella46US #172
#84Grace46US #24
#85Sofia46US #17
#86Victoria46US #21
#87Charlie45US #153
#88Claire45US #50
#89Kylie45US #124
#90Josie44US #192
#91Emersyn43US #148
#92Gracie43US #193
#93Khloe43US #135
#94Leah43US #41
#95Madeline43US #100
#96Autumn42US #77
#97Alice41US #71
#98Allison41US #70
#99Callie41US #191
#100Clara41US #103

Boys

#1William294US #3
#2Liam265US #1
#3Noah247US #2
#4Elijah245US #7
#5Grayson226US #32
#6Oliver212US #5
#7Lincoln206US #41
#8James205US #4
#9Wyatt199US #27
#10Lucas194US #8
#11Benjamin185US #6
#12Jackson185US #17
#13John183US #26
#14Mason180US #9
#15Samuel176US #21
#16Jaxon175US #39
#17Easton174US #66
#18Levi171US #33
#19Carter169US #24
#20Henry167US #16
#21Owen160US #25
#22Carson150US #70
#23Logan142US #10
#24Waylon142US #142
#25Hudson140US #55
#26Michael139US #14
#27Joseph133US #23
#28Asher131US #47
#29Colton129US #68
#30Gabriel123US #35
#31Maverick123US #73
#32Jacob120US #13
#33Alexander119US #11
#34Hunter119US #56
#35Charles114US #53
#36Ethan111US #12
#37Luke111US #30
#38David110US #22
#39Andrew109US #43
#40Connor109US #58
#41Daniel107US #15
#42Aiden106US #19
#43Isaiah106US #51
#44Braxton104US #130
#45Sawyer103US #100
#46Greyson102US #77
#47Jaxson102US #76
#48Matthew100US #20
#49Nolan100US #65
#50Silas99US #110
#51Jack98US #28
#52Bentley97US #121
#53Landon97US #61
#54Cooper96US #83
#55Thomas95US #49
#56Parker94US #96
#57Eli93US #57
#58Kingston93US #117
#59Isaac89US #34
#60Jace86US #90
#61Brantley85US #192
#62Caleb85US #45
#63Theodore85US #44
#64Christopher83US #42
#65Jayden82US #29
#66Joshua79US #40
#67Brayden77US #84
#68Robert77US #71
#69Dawson76US #194
#70Ezra76US #59
#71Jasper75US #155
#72Josiah75US #52
#73Kayden73US #97
#74Ryan73US #46
#75Weston73US #102
#76Bryson71US #92
#77Harrison71US #115
#78Sebastian71US #18
#79Christian69US #54
#80Dylan68US #31
#81Xavier68US #88
#82Brody67US #157
#83Emmett66US #114
#84Gavin66US #111
#85Cameron65US #69
#86Tucker65US #183
#87Ryder64US #131
#88Jeremiah62US #64
#89Leo62US #50
#90Anthony61US #38
#91Jonah61US #145
#92Beau60US #151
#93Ryker59US #122
#94Jameson57US #91
#95Zayden57US #185
#96Jonathan56US #63
#97Jordan56US #80
#98Knox56
#99Maddox56US #140
#100Ashton55US #128

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑51Everly#36
↑44Waylon#24
↑34Nova#37
↑34Ivy#63
↑34Kingston#58
↑31Asher#28
↑26Emery#60
↑25Eden#69

Falling

↓42Bryson#76
↓33Jonathan#96
↓32Claire#88
↓30Natalie#64
↓26Grace#84
↓26Christopher#64
↓24Kaylee#77
↓24Cameron#85

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.